Dolphin's Nose is a hill in

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between

Yarada Yarada is a neighborhood situated on the Visakhapatnam City, India. It is famous for its beach and a hill road to reach the beach. It is one of the scarcely populated beaches in the city. The area, which falls under the local administrative l ...

and Gangavaram Port. The hill is named Dolphin's Nose because it resembles a dolphin's nose. It is a conspicuous land mark in

. Dolphin's nose is a huge rocky head land which is 174 meters high and 358 meters above sea level. The powerful beacon of the light house set on this rock at sea directs ships 65 km away.

History

Before independence, the

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used it as a Military Camp. There is a Hindu Temple, a Church, and a Mosque on a nearby hill. In 1804 British and French forces fought the Battle of Vizagapatam near this hill.

Lighthouse

A lighthouse on this hill guided ships to enter

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. The lighthouse currently uses 7 million candle power that covers up to a distance of 64 kilometers. Recently the

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indicated that it is planning to start "lighthouse tourism" which includes this lighthouse in the tour.

References

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